glidden



No. 6|I,245.

Patented Sept. 27, I898. W. F. GLIDDEN.

WASHING MACHINE.

(Application filed Jan. 23. 1896.1

3 Sheets-Sheet I.

(No Model.)

[mien-fur 7%4ZZMwf 5W XIX/#1155555 Jtorne;

Nn. 6l|,245. Patented Sept. 27, I898. W. F. GLIDDEN.

WASHING MACHINE.

(Application filed Jan. 23, 1896.: (No Model.) 3 Sheets-Sheet 2.

l l 1 4* air [I 1,1, II 5' mil 1 Invsnfm' N0. 6.ll,245. Patented Sept. 27, I898. W. F. GLIDDEN. WASHING MACHINE.

(Application filed Jan. 23, 1896.)

3 Sheets-$heet 3.

(No Model.)

m. /z 1 0 v W? m 16 I J in; W

UNITED STATES PATENT Orrrcn.

IVILLIAM FREMONT GLIDDEN, OF INGERSOLL, CANADA.

WASHING-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 611 ,245, dated September 27, 1898.

Application filed January 23, 1896- Serial No. 576,619. (No model.) I

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM FREMONT GLIDDEN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Ingersoll', in the county of OX ford, in the Province of Ontario, Canada, have invented a new and useful Washing-Machine,

of which the following specification, taken in connection withthe accompanying drawings, forms a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to a machine for cleaning clothes; and it consists of a reservoir, of a cylinder located therein, and of straps secured to the lower end of the cylinder, which securely hold a grate at or below the lower end of said cylinder, and of a cover over all, which completely prevents the accidental escape of the contents, at the same time so constructed as to permit a free passage of air between said reservoir and cylinder, and of an arm secured to the reservoirwith which a standard and lever engage, by the adjustment of which arm in said stand ard the depth of the stroke of the plunger is regulated, and of a swivel connection between the standard and lever which permits the plunger to move vertically, and also of a bed-plate which serves as a support for the bottom of the reservoir and for the standard socket-block, and it also consists of the improved construction and combination of parts of the same, as will be hereinafter first fully set forth and described, and then pointed out in the claims, the object being by means of pressure and suction to alternately force the water through the clothes and then drawit back again, and a further object is to obviate friction in the working of the plunger.

In the accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a washing-machine embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail cross-sectional View of same. In this view the lever and standard are removed and the position of the plunger shown just after it has been lowered to press or force the water downward through the clothes. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of the inner cylinder, a portion of which is cut away in order to illustrate the construction of the grate.

Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of the upper portion of the outer reservoir, a portion of which is cut away in order to illustrate the upper internal annular flange. Fig. 6 is an enlarged detail perspective view of the bifurcated swivel and a portion of the upper end of the standard.

In the drawings the numeral 2 designates a reservoir formed of any suitable size or shape and of galvanized iron or other suitable material.

3 designates a bed-plate formed of wood or other suitable material placed under the bottom a of said reservoir, which bed-plate serves as a support for said bottom, and this bedplate 3 is secured to the reservoir 2 by any means or in any manner found most suitable or convenient, and one end of this bed-plate 3 extends beyond the reservoir 2 for the purpose which will be hereinafter set forth.

The bed-plate 3 and the lower edge of the reservoir 2, projecting below the bottom a, are both notched, so that the under side of said bed-platewill be on a line with the lower edge of said reservoir.

0 designates an internal rim or flange formed of metal or other suitable material, which is fitted to and secured to the interior of the reservoir 2 a short distance below the upper edge thereof, and said flange is secured to said reservoir in any manner or by anymeans found most suitable or convenient.

5 5 designate openings formed in, and 6 stops secured to, the under side of the internal flange o for the purposes which will be here inafter set forth.

7 designates a cylinder formed of galvanized iron or other suitable material, which is located in the reservoir 2.

8 8 are openings formed in and at intervals around the body of cylinder 7.

9 9 are straps of metal or other suitable material secured at intervals to the lower end of cylinder 7. v

10 designates a grate composed of slats which extend across and are secured at their ends to a hoop e in any manner or by any means found most suitable or convenient.

f designates a bed -piece which extends transversely across and is secured to the slats and hoop c to firmly hold them in place, and to further assist in holding said slats firmly in place the latter are recessed to receive the bed-piece f, as shown particularly in Fig. 3.

12 12 designate supporting-blocks secured at intervals to the under side of the grate in order to hold the latter up from the bottom or of the reservoir 2, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, and some of said blocks are arranged at intervals at the edge of the grate 10 in line with the straps 9 9, and the lower ends of the latter extend under and are rigidly secured to said blocks. This firmly secures the grate 10 to the cylinder 7 and at orbelow the lower edge of the cylinder.

13 13 designate outwardly-projecting L- shaped hooks whose upright members are socured to the cylinder 7 near the upper edge for the purpose which will be hereinafter set forth.

14c designates a cover which is fitted to and placed in the upper end of the reservoir 2 and rests on the rim or flange c.

15 15 designate outwardly-projecting flanges secured to the reservoir 2 at the upper end, and these flanges are provided with screwthreaded sockets 16.

17 designates a clamp formed of wood or other suitable material which extends transversely across the cover let, and said clamp is provided with the tightening-screws 18, which are adjusted therein to come opposite the sockets 16, so that by turning the screws 18 into the sockets 16 the clamp 17 compresses the cover lat into the upper end of the reservoir 2 and onto the rim or flange c for the purpose of completely preventing the accidental escape of the contents of said reservoir.

19 designates a hollow guide which is secured to and extends through the clamp 17 and cover 14 and is for the purpose which will be hereinafter set forth.

2O designates a plunger-rod which extends through and is guided to move vertically in the guide 19.

21 designates a plunger which is formed of galvanized iron or other suitable material and preferably of a curved form, as shown; but it may be formed of any suitable size or shape and of galvanized iron or other suitable material, and to this plunger a cap 22 is secured for the purpose of stiffening and strengthening the same, and to this cap a socket-block 23 is attached, in which the lower end of the plunger-rod is firmly secured.

24: designates an operating-lever secured to the upper end of the plunger -rod 20 by the clip 25.

26 is a socketblock secured to the end of the bed-plate 3 and to the reservoir 2 in any manner or by any means found most suitable or convenient.

27 designates a standard pivotally secured by the pivot-pin 28 to the socket-block 26 and forked at its upper end.

29 is a swivel having a bifurcated body.

37 is a headed bolt on which theswivel 29 is mounted, said bolt 37 being pivotally secured in the fork at the upper end of the standard 27 by the pivot-pin 31, and one end of the operating-lever 24 is pivotally secured to the swivel 29 by a pivotpin 38; but said headed bolt 37 may be secured to said standard 27 and said lever 24: to said swivel 29 by pivot-pins, as shown, or in any manner or by any means found most suitable or convenient.

32 designates an arm secured at one end to and projecting outward from the reservoir 2, and in this arm 32 pin-holes 33 are formed.

34 designates an opening in the standard 27, through which opening said arm 32 projects, and 35 designates a pivot-pin which extends through the pin-holes 36 in the standard 27 and the opposite pin hole 33 in the arm 32. i

The machine is adjusted in position for operation as follows: The cylinder 7 is placed in the reservoir 2 by adjusting the hooks l3 opposite the openings 5 of the rim or flange c, to which openings 5 the hooks 13 have been previously fitted to pass through freely. Then by permitting the horizontal members of the hooks 13 to pass through the openings 5 and turning the cylinder 7 slightly the hooks 13 are adjusted under and abut against the under side of the internal flange c, and by using the stops 6 unnecessary turning of the cylinder 7 is avoided. The lever 2a is pivotally secured to the swivel 29, and the headed bolt on which the swivel is mounted being pivotally secured to the standard 27 these parts work perfectly free and permit the plunger 21 to move vertically in cylinder 7. The cylinder 7 is placed in the reservoir 2, and the clothes to be washed are placed in the cylinder7, with water sufficient to cover the clothes and plunger, when the latter is lowered to the depth of about from three to six inches. The cover 14 and plunger 21 are then adjusted and the former secured as shown in Fig. 2 and the lever 24 attached to the plunger-rod 20 and to the swivel 29 and the latter to the standard 27.

The operation of washing the clothes is as follows: As the plunger is lowered to the po sition shown in Fig. 2 the water is forced through the clothes, which have been previously placed on the grate 10, and through the latter into the reservoir 2. As the water passes into the reservoir 2 it raises therein above the openings 8, and a portion of said water passes through said openings into the cylinder 7 and covers the plunger 21, all as shown in Fig. 2. This excludes the air from said plunger, so that as the latter is raised to the position shown in Fig. 3 it has the power of suction without friction on the cylinder 7 to draw the water from the reservoir 2 and through the grate and clothes into the cylinder 7. The greater portion of the Water on top of the plunger 21 returns through the openings 8 into the reservoir 2, all as shown in Fig. 3, to supply sufficient water to pass through and thoroughly cleanse and wash the clothes.

As shown in Figs. 2, 3, and 4 of the accompanyin g drawings, the hooks 13 project a little above the cylinder 7. Consequently there will be an open space between the cover 14 and the upper end of the cylinder 7, which is represented by the thickness of the internal flange c and the hooks 13. This open space admits of the free passage of air and water to and from the cylinder 7, if there should be an excess of water in the machine.

By working the machine at a speed of twenty downward strokes of the lever per minute about three inches deep of water passes on top of the plunger 21 per said stroke of lever.

I intend to make the machine in three sizestwo sizes designed to be operated by hand and one size, of much larger dimensions, to be operated by power other than hand-power, the machine herein specified being the smallest size.

If desired, a dischargerpipe 39 may be used to draw off the water from said reservoir 2.

I have found by experiment that the construction herein shown and described gives the best results. prefer the construction shown and described, I do not wish to limit myself to the details thereof, as they may be modified in various ways without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent, is-

1. In a washing-machine, the combination with the reservoir, and an inclosed cylinder having a grate at its bottom and perforations in its sides; of a standard pivotally connected at one end to the reservoir and having a fork at its other end, a headed bolt pivoted in said fork, a swivel mounted on the bolt and having a bifurcated body, a lever pivoted in the bifurcation, an adjustable clip on the le- Ver, a plunger-rod connected with the clip, and a plunger carried by the-rod within the cylinder, as and for the purpose set forth.

2. In a washing-machine, the combination with the reservoir 2 having a raised bottom a forming a chime which is notched at a suitable point, a bed-plate 3 of the same thickness as the height of the chime and extendingacross the bottom through the notch and beyond the body, and a socket-block 26 secured on the projecting end of said plate; of a standard At the same time, while I pivoted at its lower end to the block and hav ing a swivel at its other end, an arm secured to the reservoir adjustably engaging the standard a lever pivoted in the swivel, a plunger carried by the lever, and a cylinder within the reservoir and within which said plunger reciprocates, as and for the purpose set forth.

3. In a washing-machine, the combination with an upright reservoir, a cylinder therein, a plunger within the cylinder, a plunger-rod, a lever having a clip by which the rod is attached thereto, a standard pivoted at one end to the reservoir, and a swivel-and-pivot connection between its other end and one end of said lever; of an arm 32 secured to and projecting from the reservoir through a hole 34 in the standard, said arm having a number of pin-holes 33, and a pin 35 removably passing through the standard and across its hole and engaging one of said holes 33, as and for the purpose set forth.

4. In a washing-machine, the combination with a cylindric reservoir having in its mouth an internal flange 0 provided with openings 5, a cover resting on said flange and having a guide, and means for securing the cover in place; of a cylinder 7 within the reservoir, flanges 13 of L shape secured to said cylinder with their horizontal members standing above its upper end and adapted to said openings 5, stops 6 pendent from the internal flange beneath its openings, a plunger within the cylinder whose rod passes through said guide, and means for reciprocating said rod, as and for the purpose set forth.

5. In a washing-machine, the combination with a reservoir, a cylinder therein, a plunger within the cylinder, and means for reciprocating said plunger; of straps 9 secured to the cylinder and projecting below the same with inturned lower ends, supporting-blocks 12 secured to the straps upon their inturned ends, a hoop a supported upon the blocks within the straps, a transverse bed-piece f connecting two of the blocks just beneath the hoop, and grate bars or slats 10 secured at their ends within the hoop, extending in parallel lines across the same and at right angles to the bed-piece, and notched on their under sides to receive the latter, all substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

WILLIAM FREMONT GLIDDEN.

In presence of SAML. GREGG, JNo. B. JACKSON. 

